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  • Alert: Homeowners should not pay contractors seeking payment for blue roof

    Louisiana homeowners who receive a notice of payment owed for the installation of federally installed blue roof after Hurricanes Laura and Delta should not pay. FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the Blue Roof Program, have been alerted by some homeowners that they are receiving letters demanding payment for the installation of a blue tarp, used to waterproof hurricane-damaged roofs. The contractor further threatens to place a lien against the owner’s home. Survivors who receive this notice should not pay. The Blue Roof program is free. A subcontractor cannot demand payment or file a lien against a property of a survivor who received a blue tarp.
  • USACE publishes Mississippi River mainline levees Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

    USACE published its Final Supplement II to the 1976 Final Environmental Impact Statement, Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, Mississippi River Mainline Levees, in the Federal Register today, Nov. 13. It is available online at the USACE Vicksburg District website, and the review period ends Dec. 14, 2020.
  • Corps to recruit at WOC Career Fair and Hiring Event

    We will be recruiting post-secondary students, recent graduates and journeyman level using direct hire authority for multiple disciplines and grade levels, from grades GS-03 to GS-15. Depending on position/location selected for, promotion potential will be the GS-05, 07, 09, 11,12, and 13 level. We encourage students, graduates, and practicing professionals to stop by to attend Career Fair.
  • Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority and Corps to sign new Project Cooperation Agreement

    WHAT: The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District will hold a Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) Signing Ceremony. The new PCA removes both the Northwest Tennessee Harbor Project federal limit on financial obligations and the 50-year limitation. The PCA signing is the culmination of a successful joint effort to both improve the PCA and make the great partnership between the two agencies even greater. WHEN: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority, 4480 Cates Landing Road, Tiptonville, TN 38079
  • DHA Job Announcement - Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

    Opening and Closing Dates: 09/28 - 10/02